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Re: Tranny
Thanks, Darrell. I've forwarded the message to vanagon.com. Regards
By andrew.grebneff@... · #352 ·
Re: Subie engines for sale
Patrick, I do not KNOW George. When I was first hunting down a donor Subaru EJ22 engine, I came across an add posted by George in a microlight site. I contacted him and we were close to doing a deal
By Lawrence Johnson <LARRY_AVERY.JOHNSON@...> · #351 ·
Re: Wrecking yard question for Ron or anyone else that's gone that route.
Hi John, Check out my web site for my story of how I found my Subaru donor car. My links page also lists sites to salvage yards, auctions,
By Mike Barfield <barfield@...> · #349 ·
Re: Tranny
Hi Larry, You are absolutely right and, in fact i am looking for a set of wheels off Audi 5000 turbo at local junkyards.Found one set at $200 but may find better price, have time... Thanks, Leon Larry
By Leon Korkin <korkwood@...> · #348 ·
Re: Wrecking yard question for Ron or anyone else that's gone that route.
Hi John, Yes, I just did everything via telephone. I live way out in the sticks. Redding Auto Center seemed to know immediately what I was trying to do and expressed interest in my project. I
By Ron Bloomquist <roadcow@...> · #347 ·
Re: Tranny
Hi Andrew, I found their web site and copied the following http://www.albinsgear.com.au/vw.html These are just some of the products we have available to suit VW. Types 13, 002 and 091
By Darrell Boehler <midwesty@...> · #346 ·
Re: DIFFICULT COLD START
Toby, our local Subaru Guru gave me a tip for the idle control valve; (Toby was discovered by Rev. Brian of Orinda when he did his conversion back in the dark ages 3 years ago. Toby had been a VW
By Jay Gardner <jgardner@...> · #345 ·
Re: DIFFICULT COLD START
I think that could be a idle control valve problem . Kurt Janda
By kjanda <kjanda@...> · #344 ·
Re: Cruising Speeds
I have had my 84 Subie turbo Microbus now to a maximum speed of 185km per hr and it was fine . I think you can be the judge of when to change gears cos there's that much torque from these motors it
By kjanda <kjanda@...> · #343 ·
Re: Tranny
VW TRANS I wouldn't really trust ANY VW trans to handle the 230-260hp put out by the EG33 engine fitted to the SVX, or to high-output DOHC or turbo EJ20
By andrew.grebneff@... · #342 ·
Re: Wrecking yard question for Ron or anyone else that's gone that route.
Ron, While some have been successful with "mail order" engines. I was not and I STRONGLY urge you, if possible, to get your engine from a place where you can see it in the car. The
By Warren Chapman <tallsound@...> · #341 ·
Wrecking yard question for Ron or anyone else that's gone that route.
Hi Ron, Glad to hear you had a good trip, too bad sagefox had to stay home. Look forward to reading about it on your site. Here is my question....when you ordered your engine from Redding did you
By John Seehorn <jseehorn@...> · #340 ·
Re: Tranny
leon korkin wrote: leon, You may wish to consider some taller tires. When my Westy had the Jetta engine, it still had the diesel gearbox. I changed to 15" wheels and 235/75-15 tires, and it helped a
By Larry Hamm <LDHAMM@...> · #339 ·
Tranny
I have seen a lot of interest in 6 cyl SVX conversion and am curious as to what tranni will be used for such high power.I am not happy with my standard 4-speed tranni - it does not match the power and
By leon korkin <korkwood@...> · #338 ·
Web site?
Hi I ran across a web site about 1 month ago with a bug and an subaru 2.2 engine conversion. I thought I saved it to my "favorites" but I cant find it. Has anyone ran across this site or know the
By Richard Hill <rhill0324@...> · #337 ·
Re: Cruising Speeds
Hi group, I've been gone camping for four~five days in my Vanaru and just got back and checked my e-mail. Let me comment with some of my thoughts after reading your recent 54 e-mails. 1. Don't
By Ron Bloomquist <roadcow@...> · #336 ·
Re: Subie engines for sale
Larry, I've been speaking to George about his 2.2L. Do you know George? I am very interested in this engine and I am trying to get a feel for this guy. Patrick Bryson Phoenix '85 Westy
By Patrick Bryson <patrick@...> · #350 ·
Re: DIFFICULT COLD START
Gawzner, on cold starts, our Subaru engine revs to 2000 rpm and stays there for quite a while (10 minutes or so) and then drops to the correct idle of 850 rpm. Our engine is a 1991 automatic with a
By Lawrence Johnson <LARRY_AVERY.JOHNSON@...> · #335 ·
Re: Cruising Speeds
I have a friend with a 1990 Subaru Wagon (since new). He says he never shifts below 5000, and just simply loves to hear it at 6500 (and higher, often). He has 175,000 miles on it. It does not burn
By Tom Myers <TomMyers@...> · #334 ·
Re: Cruising Speeds
Gawzner, I shift at 4000 rpm to 4500 rpm. It may be a legacy (pun intended) of my driving experience with the VW WBX but it just sounds right. It may also be as a result of the gear spacing: shift
By Lawrence Johnson <LARRY_AVERY.JOHNSON@...> · #333 ·